Woman’s Day (New Zealand)

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

7. Comment and read half to Mr Wahlberg (6) 8. Desert plant is a prickly subject (6) 10. Fur’s straight, we are told, and of high quality (5-4) 11. Go to a place in India (3) 12. California’s capital city doesn’t end religious ceremony (9) 14. Bird’s low move (3) 15. Maud loses a patch of wet earth (3) 16. Large hairy spider natural at spinning (9) 18. Fisherman’s trap thrown over ten (3) 20. Famous co-star I can see in middle of Central American country (5,4) 21. Slight move of illuminati­ons (6) 22. Type of small bag for a group of eggs (6)

DOWN

1. Military conscripts called for drinks (6) 2. Braced after me turning

when hugged (8) 3. Draw out expert sportsman on stretch of land (8) 4. Ate after pork starter (4) 5. Tags poor groom (4) 6. Kiwis really hiding

in country (6) 9. Turn up uninvited and slam into fence door (9) 13. Ten move cleat from feeler (8) 14. Is locust moving to optometris­ts (8) 15. Man let out cloak (6) 17. Pa turns to hurt native American (6) 19. To leave African republic (4) 20. Licit, yes, in centre of big town (4)

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